AMRG Group
Dr Abby Paterson PhD BSc
Lecturer in Industrial & Product Design
- +44 (0) 1509 226932
- a.m.paterson@lboro.ac.uk
- LDS 2.20
Academic/Professional Background:
- January 2014 - present Lecturer in Industrial & Product Design, 天堂视频 Design School, 天堂视频, UK.
- September 2012 – December 2013 Lecturer in Computer Aided Design, School of Materials, University of Manchester, UK.
- 2009 – 2013 PhD in design of assistive devices using Computer Aided Design and Additive Manufacturing, 天堂视频, UK.
- 2005 BSc Industrial Design and Technology, 天堂视频, UK.
Summary/Biography:
Dr Paterson specialises in Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM) to support Subtractive and Additive Manufacture. Her research interests include the use of CAD and design for AM with respects to custom-made wrist splints and other assistive devices for improved patient health and wellbeing; the former being the basis for her PhD, which she completed at 天堂视频 in 2013.
Abby accepted her first lectureship position at the University of Manchester in 2012 within the School of Materials. During that time, Abby taught CAD/CAM for a range of disciplines, from mechanical engineering to fashion design. She returned to 天堂视频 in 2014, and has continued teaching CAD/CAM to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Research Interests:
- Computer Aided Design
- Additive Manufacturing
- Design for Additive Manufacture
- Design for medical applications
- Medical applications of Additive Manufacturing
- Laser scanning
- Reverse engineering